Salmerino del Trentino

Salmerino del Trentino is a PGI covering farmed Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus L.) bred and slaughtered within the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia. The designation requires a defined condition factor, a total fat content not exceeding 6%, and water sourced from the area's permanent snow and ice, which the specification identifies as central to the meat's character.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI under file number PGI-IT-0964, with eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013974, and granted EU protection on 17 February 2012, Salmerino del Trentino covers Arctic char of the species Salvelinus alpinus L. farmed within the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia. The production area encompasses the main rivers of Trento and their tributaries' side-valleys. All growth phases — sac-fry, fingerlings, and adult-char stages — and the slaughter process must take place within this defined area. At the point of release for consumption, the fish must display a grey-green or brown colouring with whitish, yellow, or rose-coloured speckles on the back and flanks, orange fins with a white front edge, and a grey dorsal and tail fin. The condition factor must not exceed 1.10 for fish weighing up to 400 grams or 1.20 for fish weighing over 400 grams, and the total fat content of the meat must not exceed 6%. Fish feed must not contain GMOs and must carry appropriate certification. The salmon colour of the flesh must be obtained using mainly the astaxanthin carotenoid pigment and/or naturally-derived carotenoids. Whole or gutted fish sold under the designation must weigh at least 170 g; filleted or sliced product must weigh at least 80 g. Every package must carry the expression 'Indicazione Geografica Protetta' or the abbreviation 'IGP', the registered logo, the European PGI symbol, and a number or reference code identifying the producer and/or batch.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 17 February 2012 under file number PGI-IT-0964 and eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013974.
• The condition factor must not exceed 1.10 for fish weighing up to 400 grams or 1.20 for fish weighing over 400 grams.
• The total fat content of the meat must not exceed 6%, and fish feed must not contain GMOs.
• The production area is limited to the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia.

Tasting notes

Trentino Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from alpine lakes and aquaculture. Pinkish-orange flesh, delicate sweet-mild flavor with clean alpine-water character, tender texture between trout and salmon.

HoReCa use

Pan-seared with butter and sage, baked with mountain herbs, smoked for antipasto, carpaccio service, paired with Trentino cheeses (Puzzone di Moena, Trentingrana).

Packaging

• whole-fresh-300-500g
• whole-fresh-bulk-3kg
• fillet-fresh-200g
• smoked-vacuum-100g
• smoked-vacuum-200g